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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alice bring Sophie during the Kierkegaard lesson?
(a) Books.
(b) A drink.
(c) Seeds.
(d) A cake.

2. What best describes Romantic novels?
(a) Dreamy and remote.
(b) Loud and obnoxious.
(c) Dignified and reserved.
(d) Conservative yet precocious.

3. Where does Berkeley think all of our ideas originate?
(a) Our political leaders.
(b) Traditions and customs.
(c) Parents and elders.
(d) Everything comes from God.

4. What do surrealists say about art?
(a) Its effectiveness determines its value.
(b) It is unnecessary for people to make art.
(c) It should be a blend of the conscious and the unconscious mind.
(d) It must appeal to a select group.

5. What is Darwin's theory that is included in "the Origin of the Species"?
(a) Natural selection through survival of the fittest.
(b) Evil forces challenge God's plans.
(c) Safety necessitates laws.
(d) God providing all species with survival skills.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Hegel, how does constant change come about?

2. What upsets Sophie after she hears the lesson on Berkeley?

3. What is the role of a philosopher, according to Hegel?

4. What ideals characterize the Romantic period?

5. Why does Sophie become anxious while waiting for Alberto at a French cafe?

Short Essay Questions

1. Do you think the Major and Hilde are characters within a book, like a dream within a dream within a dream? Why?

2. Kierkegaard coined the slogan, "Question Authority." Write about two instances where you have seen this slogan used in our culture.

3. English philosophers think that Man is like a blank blackboard and ready to take in data collected by the senses. Does this apply to Sophie's philosophical lessons? How?

4. Marx saw problems where workers did not control their workspaces. Is this true today, or is it only applicable during Marx's time? Can you think of an example?

5. Kant looked at the individual's perception as most important. How is this theory applicable to Sophie?

6. How does Hilde regard Sophie in the Bjerkely chapter? Why does she feel this way?

7. Why do the Ingebrightsens become upset with Alberto's speech?

8. Sartre believes that freedom is a sort of curse, because freedom forces Man to make choices without guidelines. Is this applicable to Sophie's life? How?

9. The ideal of the romantics is for complete originality. Does our culture still value that ideal today? How?

10. To Hegel, truth is not a set thing, but something that changes. What do you think of this theory? Why?

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